8n,
What I do when replacing those shoes is to put a power blade for a 3656 stockyard in a vise and use that as an anvil. Have it protruding above the jaws just enough so that you don't have to deal with the shoe/baseplate rocking while trying to flare the rivet. I have heard of some guys using the edge of a flat file as an anvil as well, but I've never tried that.
I went and got my fishing license and some Spiderwire EZ Mono tonight, and hopefully I'll be able to go fishing before class in the morning. The Trilene that I installed last year developed a memory issue, so I decided to try the Spiderwire. Too bad the local Walmart doesn't carry Cajun Red Cast. I have that on my baitcasting reel and it works well.
Partly cloudy and a bit of rain this afternoon. Supposed to go down into the 30's tonight.
Got the bits and pieces from Train Tender installed on my milk car tonight. Now I've got two sliding shoes instead of one sliding shoe and one tripping shoe. Those shoe rivets are buggers to set! If I have to do any more of them, I think I'll have the guys in the machine shop make me a little jig to hold evertyhing.
Too bad those misquetoes found in Michigan's upper pinnsula are too big to fit in the snow cannon. Would be entertaining to send a couple of them down Chief's way. Heck, they would probably take care of his beaver problem. His new hand gun would only make them mad though......
All for now.
Nice chats with da giz tonight. Cleaned out new fridge and checked the setup. The guy didn't secure the water line to the back of the fridge, so I did that and also made sure it was good and tight. We'll dump the first full bin of ice, but all should be cool now (so to speak)! Time for an adult beverage (test)
Tardis is ready and I hear tell of more apple pie and banilla!
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
Chief ... better keep a good lookout ... that beaver with the M-60 and ammo bandolier is watching for you ... LOL . Since it's warm up north we'll have to get the mosquito / insect cannon out Chief .... we'll get some of those huge swamp mosquitoes and load her up .
Virginia just declared April ..... Confederate History month .....
8ntruck Chief - re. the pollen. You didn't think that it was only snow in the snow cannon this winter, did you?
Chief - re. the pollen. You didn't think that it was only snow in the snow cannon this winter, did you?
I knew it. Yankees are doing it. Still firing pine pollen. Horrible.
Evening. Busy day. Early walk with one Elementary School and then one at 11 AM with the other one in Town. Then walked to neighbor's who has cleaning service. She is going to have her crew come and "spring clean" behind the window guys [windows were out when pollen was so bad]. Got home and had to go to a meeting. Came back home and put ogle horn on golf cart [for Lucy, tells her we are ready to ride at the lake]. Then put "pigtail" on for Battery Tender for cranking battery. Pam, Lucy and I took golf cart to the pond and fed deer, fish, geese and birds just before dark. Just got to computer.
Beaver Day. Come here little beaver and see my new tiny Ruger .380 APC. [did not have to shoot one this year. kept destroying their dam and they gave up and left]
Mike C., better not let Jon E hear you bad mouth a JD. There is suppose to be an electric fuel cut off on those. Before you crank it, check the crankcase and see if it has gas in with the oil. Use to have a old Murray [did not have an electric fuel cut off] and the needle would not seat in the seat. Gas would leak from the carb to the crankcase. I put an inline manual cut off valve and cured it. [like you use to shut off a propane or a natural gas line] Cut fuel off and let it run out of fuel. Get ready to start, turn her on and crank her up.
I'm hungry. Missed dinner [well supper down in the South]. BTW: drank 10 glasses of sweet ice tea today. I was thursty.
On the Yatchet [Jerry Clower use to use that word for yacht]. Seems I must have embarssed Fifey. Don't think he has posted since.
Later. AHCURCHEW!!!!!!
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RT,
It could just be the sensor, but I am not sure I want to invest the time or money to find out. I have had nothing but trouble with this car since I bought it. That gets a bit aggrevating when you fix a problem only to have more things go south. I tried to like it, but I am tired of it at this point.
Got the pics of the PGT I mentioned earlier. Aside from a missing fender cap and some rust on the lip of the hatch, it looks very very nice. I am not a big fan of white vehicles, but I like the way Probes look in white.
hello guys, is the yatchet a new navy ship type? i have never seen one before. it looks like you could arm it in dangerous times by setting down and puttin a shotgun across your legs. is it real seaworthy? or just good in rivers? hope my worst fears are not true, that it is a new secret weapon that the admiral has cooked up to cruise up the rivers to the north. navyjack
Good Evening All
67 with lite rain, no storms yet.
A lazy day sinus' bothering me last couple days. So goofing off was easy. Banilla is ready for the thingy. Sorry I finished the apple pie..S.J.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
Charter Member- Tardis Train Crew (TTC) - Detroit3railers- Detroit Historical society Glancy Modular trains- Charter member BTTS
green97probe Roy, I am having issues with the sunfire, not the Probe. The bad part is my powertrain warranty expired 2 months ago. It only has 83K on it, and it has given me more trouble than the Probe has, which is currently at 189,712 miles. No more GM for me. As soon as I start working full time after getting my EET degree this May, I will be dumping the sunfire and be in the market for a 05+ Mustang GT.
Roy,
I am having issues with the sunfire, not the Probe. The bad part is my powertrain warranty expired 2 months ago. It only has 83K on it, and it has given me more trouble than the Probe has, which is currently at 189,712 miles. No more GM for me. As soon as I start working full time after getting my EET degree this May, I will be dumping the sunfire and be in the market for a 05+ Mustang GT.
It still could just be the sensor. What he gave you was good info no matter who made it even if it was a hugo
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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LawsonFarmsRR wrmcclellan laz 57 HI GUYZ, HAPPY INTERNATIONAL BEAVER DAY!!!!! No joke check it out. http://www.wktv.com/news/local/42613472.html Hope da CHIEF takes notice? Stay frosty, laz57 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoVyrV8f7P8&feature=related ALL HAIL THE BEAVER!! RT- The Beaver ate all the Grits on the dinning car! Pat
wrmcclellan laz 57 HI GUYZ, HAPPY INTERNATIONAL BEAVER DAY!!!!! No joke check it out. http://www.wktv.com/news/local/42613472.html Hope da CHIEF takes notice? Stay frosty, laz57 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoVyrV8f7P8&feature=related
laz 57 HI GUYZ, HAPPY INTERNATIONAL BEAVER DAY!!!!! No joke check it out. http://www.wktv.com/news/local/42613472.html Hope da CHIEF takes notice? Stay frosty, laz57
HI GUYZ,
HAPPY INTERNATIONAL BEAVER DAY!!!!!
No joke check it out.
http://www.wktv.com/news/local/42613472.html
Hope da CHIEF takes notice?
Stay frosty,
laz57
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoVyrV8f7P8&feature=related
ALL HAIL THE BEAVER!!
RT- The Beaver ate all the Grits on the dinning car!
Pat
good beaver very good beaver come over here and let me pet you
Jim (PGT),
I am not familiar with the PGT but oil pumps do not fail very often, but oil pressure sensors do fail. Since the oil pump is typically a mechanical gear pump in most cases when it fails you are going to lose the engine if the failure has injected metal schrapnel into the oil galleys.
I would put a mechanical oil pressure gauge on it and check idle pressure level. Check your manual but most engines run about 25-40 psi at idle.
If you have pressure in the PGT limits then your sensor has failed. A quick cheap way if you do not have an oil pressure guage and the plumbing to hook it up - just buy a replacement oil pressure sensor and install it and see if the problem persists, but the only reliable test is using a real guage directly on the engine. Even if you have a oil pressure guage on your dash, it is still an electrical guage with a sensor on the engine block. Apologies if I am duplicating something you already know.
Regards, Roy
Good Afternoon everyone. Was quite a day. Very LONG case and I am just getting home. Wife and kids are still not home. I think they will miss their violin lessons tonight if they don't get here soon. Poor dog didn't want to go out this morning and was in till I got home after 4pm.
Have a bit more work to get done with movie stuff tonight and then I hope to have a quiet one. Bit on the tired side.
Chief, a environment type from UGA was on the radio yesterday talking about how the Pollen is the worst they have seen in years. They suspect it is because it was a cold and long winter that gave way to a sudden burst of high temperatures. Instead of the pollen being released over several weeks, it all came at once.
God Bless,dennis
TCA#09-63805
Pat,
If the beaver eats grits, it'll be history before the Chief even gets a chance.
Chief,
If you want another red golf cart, let me know.
I have not had a chance to post due to the increase in work at this point in the semester. Spent 4 hours on Easter trying to remove the oil filter on the golf cart sunfire LOL. Can't get any tools on it due to it pointing straight back at the firewall and a sensor in the way, so I had to reach down from the top with my left hand to unscrew it. Not easy. I did a flush and changed the oil and filter due to the oil light flashing at idle, but that didn't solve the problem. Oil level is right where it should be and there aren't any leaks, so I am thinking it is the pump. If that is the case, I am not going to waste any more time or money on it.
I might be picking up another PGT locally, but that is still up in the air. It is a white 97 GT with 200K on it, tan leather, ATX, and sunroof. It is an R title, so I am waiting on some pics before making the trip to see it.
ROY, LOL!!!!
CHIEF, don't be so hard on the BEAVER today. It has a dance and an INTERNATIONAL DAY.
wrmcclellanlaz 57 HI GUYZ, HAPPY INTERNATIONAL BEAVER DAY!!!!! No joke check it out. http://www.wktv.com/news/local/42613472.html Hope da CHIEF takes notice? Stay frosty, laz57 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoVyrV8f7P8&feature=related
CHIEF - YOU A BOY SCOUT? BE PREPARED.
RFD-TV --- Rural America's most important network!
I received this from the beaver and was told to pass the message along to the Chief ...
............
" I'm gonna give that trigger happy mayor some payback !! "
Had a great morning on the chat with my buddy RT ...... time to grab some brunch ... everyone's gone here .... awwww peace and quiet !
SJ ..... darn i love biscuits and sausage gravy !
Morning all!
Nice and cool here this morning. 70's today and nice weekend in store.
Used the cool morning to dig up and replace a broken sprinkler head. They are spring loaded and either due to age or being hit by the lawnmower wheels too much, the retaining cap breaks and the internal riser shoots out onto the lawn. Then you have to look for where the hole is that it came from. Worst case just turn the sector on for a moment and watch for the geyser.
The UP Northern is coming to our area this weekend starting Friday. A buddy and I are contemplating going to see it roll through Friday (road trip!).
Have a great day all!
Morning all. dinning car came late this am but I had scrambled eggs with red,yellow,& green diced peppers and ham in it. along with hash brown potatoes with peppers and onions in it and 4 biscuits So I made sandwiches out of the scrambled eggs and biscuits and put cheese on them. ( yes pat and chief no stinking Grits the dinning car was plum out thank goodness. So I'm good for a while.
Won another train set on ebay its an K-Line Christmas set with the NW-2 diesel. said he couldn't get it to run last time he tried thinks transformer is bad well even if the engine's motors are I think I can do something with it heck what I payed for it including shipping I probably;y can sell the cars for that come Christmas time
Good Morning
Heavy rain forcast for today with storms possible. Great chat last nite as Doug M. rode home on the train. There was something I want to say but forgot already. Granny just handed me a plate of biscuits and sausage gravy umm. Happy hump day...S.J.
Good morning all,
It is cloudy and mild in SE Indiana. All in good fun, Chief, all in good fun. Did nothing last night except some LEGO time. Tried to start mowers just to start. Old one works fine; new one has a gas leak somewhere as entire tank drained. Been a lemon since I bought it. May get rid of it and get a Toro. Last JD I ever get. Had streusel and cereal on the dining car. TBIL anytime tonight. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
laz 57HI GUYZ, HAPPY INTERNATIONAL BEAVER DAY!!!!! No joke check it out. http://www.wktv.com/news/local/42613472.html Hope da CHIEF takes notice? Stay frosty, laz57
Checked it out to see what kind of beaver you were talking about.
I don't know how I will manage this week end with the Coffee Pot shut down from Fri. noon to Mon. Morning. I guess I will work on taxes.
Good Morning from Blueberryhill....
It is a clear 58 degrees. Going up to 78 today with mostly sunshine.
Today is an easier day. Got the new brakes installed on the car. Looks good. Grass is mowed. Looks like summer. But.....there is a little more winter lurking out there. I expect some more cold weather before May.
I have physical therapy today. Walking with the cane is a priority.
Dining car is almost here. Menu includes an omlet for breakfast.
Y'all have a great Wednesday.
Chuck
The government here are concerned at the number of accidents being caused by invalid buggies and are proposing instruction and testing/licencsing.
Shall I put the Chief down for a course???
John Baker
Busy day today, but I got a bit done. Radios are on the way. Gave a friend another old piece of test equipment he can use. Cleaned up the yard a bit. Bought some more Corvair parts. Set up the track on the new table and ran the 2025 a bit. Will actually try wiring some of the switches next time. Going to play w/ the new size on Xtrkcad this week.
Time to go find a pillow.
Bob
P.S. now that they have the recon golf cart, Rolesville is purchasing a bunch of septic tanks. As soon as they figure out how to run them they are going to invade Ohio...
Tucson, AZ (aka the Ol' Pueblo)
Home of the Mt. Graham & Arizona Eastern Boiler Shops
Mostly cloudy and 70's today. Line of storms approaching, so we will get some thunder tonight. If the storms hang together long enough, they might get to Brutus' place about sunrise.
Another entertaining week at work. We have a bunch down from corp. holding all day meetings about productivity, uptime, etc. The meetings are running from 7am to 7pm. Just heartbroken that I was not invited. My normal hours are not that much different, though.......
Ran trains for a bit last night. Having trouble with a Fastrack switch. It has power to the rails, but the power to the switch is off unless there is a locomotive on the switch. Weird. I think there might be a loose connection inside the switch - when I push down on both ends of the switch, the power comes on.
That's it for now.
Brutus .... when RT's wife sees that huge box on his front porch he'll look like this
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